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19: Viral Pneumonia (Including COVID-19) Available to Purchase
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Published:November 2023
Michael J. Light, MD, Paul C. Stillwell, MD, FAAP, Nanda Ramchandar, MD, MPH, FAAP, Mark H. Sawyer, MD, "Viral Pneumonia (Including COVID-19)", Pediatric Pulmonology, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Michael J. Light, MD, FAAP, Kristin Van Hook, MD, MPH, FAAP
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In a prospective, multisite comprehensive evaluation of children hospitalized with radiographically documented community-acquired pneumonia, 1 or more viruses alone were responsible for 66% of the pneumonia.1 The most common viruses were respiratory syncytial virus (RSV; 28%), human rhinovirus/enterovirus (27%), human metapneumovirus (13%), adenovirus (11%), human parainfluenza virus (7%), influenza A and B (7%), and seasonal coronavirus (5%). Coinfection with 2 or more viruses was common. The isolation of RSV was most common in those 4 years or younger, as was human metapneumovirus. Influenza, human rhinovirus/enterovirus, and coronavirus were present in similar percentages in all age groups. Although each virus...
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